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Adihex highlights importance of women’s role in falconry

Abu Dhabi / WAM Women in Falconry is one of the main topics of the conference “The Future of Falconry”, which will be hosted in the next edition of Adihex in cooperation with Unesco and organised by Emirates Falconers’ Club and the International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) which currently has 110 associations from 90 ...

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Amazon Web Services to open data centres in UAE

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), the investment promotion agency of Dubai Economy, has welcomed the announcement by Amazon Web Services (AWS) of its plans to open data centres in the UAE in the first half of 2022. The new AWS Middle East (UAE) Region will consist of three Availability Zones and become AWS’s second region ...

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Abu Dhabi launches new internet domain name

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the supervision of the Higher Committee of Digital Government in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Department of Government Support (DGS) represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has announced the official internet top level domain name for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, “.abudhabi”, which represents the digital identity of the emirate in the ...

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Taqa to conduct review of its global oil, gas business

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in the region, announced that it has initiated a strategic review of its oil and gas operations. Since 2005, Taqa has built a high-quality portfolio of upstream and midstream operations in the UK North Sea, the Netherlands, Canada and the ...

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ADX to launch derivatives market

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced on Wednesday that it has taken a key step towards launching a derivatives market this year by signing an agreement with Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) to deliver marketplace technology solutions, including matching, real-time clearing and settlement technology. ADX is rapidly expanding asset classes and developing new offerings for both regional and ...

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Dubai’s DMCC registers 204 new firms in August

Dubai / WAM DMCC, a Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, on Wednesday announced it recorded its best August on record since its establishment in 2002, with 204 new member companies registered, and best eight-month performance in seven years. This builds on the business district’s record-breaking success in recent months, with a strong performance ...

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UAE land ports receive travellers from Oman

AL AIN / WAM The UAE’s land ports have begun receiving travellers from Oman, after verifying the readiness of all ports and ensuring the implementation of national precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. Khalifa Hamad Al Shamsi, Director of the Land Ports Department at Public Authority for Security of Ports, Borders and Free Zones in the country, ...

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DMCC registers record 204 new companies in August

Dubai / WAM DMCC, a Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, on Wednesday announced it recorded its best August on record since its establishment in 2002, with 204 new member companies registered, and best eight-month performance in seven years. This builds on the business district’s record-breaking success in recent months, with a strong performance ...

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Abu Dhabi launches internet domain name to promote emirate

Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the supervision of the Higher Committee of Digital Government in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Department of Government Support (DGS) represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has announced the official internet top level domain name for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, “.abudhabi”, which represents the digital identity of the emirate in the ...

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Emirates to take delivery of final A380 in November this year

Dubai / WAM Emirates will receive three more A380 aircraft from Airbus this year with its last unit on order scheduled to join its fleet in November, bringing forward the original delivery timeline from June 2022. All three new A380s to be delivered will be fitted out with Emirates’ much lauded Premium Economy cabin as well as its latest A380 ...

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